Katherine sacrificed a pioneering aerospace career and her dream of interplanetary exploration to remain by Byron's side for four silent years. Working discreetly as his office assistant while sharing his private bed, she believes their devotion is mutual until Byron abruptly discards her to pamper his returning childhood sweetheart.
Refusing to spend another minute as a convenient placeholder, Katherine hands in her resignation and heads straight to the launchpad to reclaim her title as an elite commander. When Byron realizes the supreme aviator he took for granted was the backbone of his success, he races after her in frantic desperation. Katherine focuses on the stars ahead, leaving his apologies grounded.
